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Discrimination in online ad delivery

Sweeney, Latanya·2013·Communications of the ACM

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Google ads, black names and white names, racial discrimination, and click advertising.

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Authors: Sweeney, L.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author: Sweeney, Latanya
ORCID: Sweeney, Latanya
Venue: Communications of the ACM
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Published: 2013-05
Volume: 56
Issue: 5
Pages: 44-54
ISSN: 0001-0782 (ISSN-L)
1557-7317
DOI: 10.1145/2447976.2447990
OpenAlex: W2095932468
Cited by: 783
References: 10
Citations by year: 2026: 30 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 109 · 2022: 78 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 91 · 2019: 82 · 2018: 69 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 37 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 2
FWCI: 63.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright_policy#Background (vor)
Locations: Communications of the ACM (publishedVersion)
Funders: Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS-1237235)
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
Social Sciences › Law › Discrimination and Equality Law
Keywords: online advertising, racial discrimination, algorithmic discrimination, Google AdWords, algorithmic fairness

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